Since Photoshop is a really versatile tool, it would be a pity to simply use black spots or other shapes and colors, when it’s time to hide some parts of an image. For example, censoring a picture as you can see below can be a better way to do it, and it only takes a few steps…

1. Open the picture you think needs to be censored. Finally, I will use something different than my pictures, because I am sure you were tired of seeing me over and over again…

2. Use the Elliptical Marquee Tool to create a selection around the area that needs to be hidden from everyone’s eyes. If you want to keep the original image intact in the same document, create a copy of the background layer, and delete all its contents, except the selected area.

3. Go to Filter>Pixelate>Mosaic, and choose a setting to match your image’s resolution. In my case(the image has a resolution of 1600X1200 pixels), I found 35 to be a pretty good setting. Feel free to take full advantage of the real time preview feature to find the best setting for your picture!

4. As an additional step, try to play with the filters available in Photoshop to get interesting effects. My suggestion is to try some Blur filters, or those from the Brushed Strokes category. Below, you can see an interesting result of the Accented Edges filter…

At last, you should be aware that I got this image from a royalty free stock photo archive, so I can’t give you the model’s phone number or email address. I am really sorry about that…